CAIR-FL: ‘Name Checks’ Delay Citizenship
Arshad Mahmood, a 36-year-old Pakistani immigrant, did everything by the book: A legal U.S. resident, he applied for citizenship after the requisite five years in the country, passed his interview and test, cleared a criminal background check, and waited for the chance to swear allegiance to his new homeland.It was supposed to take six months […]
CAIR-AZ: Muslim-Jewish Peace Walk
From the CAIR-AZ newsletter:When: Sunday March 2, 2008 All are invited to support this annual celebration of Tucson’s Muslim and Jewish communities. Join in walking, talking, participating in joyful activities for the whole family. Start time: 1 PM Sunday, March 2 Gather for opening ceremonies at Islamic Center of Tucson (ICT) 901 E. 1st St. […]
CO: Sabbath Conflict May End Playoff Run
State senators have taken up the cause of a Jewish boys basketball team whose playoff run may be halted because its players can’t play on the Jewish Sabbath. The Herzl/Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy team could be headed for a regional championship on Saturday, March 8, if it wins one more game. But the Denver team’s […]
Right Wing Plays Muslim Card Against Obama
When a conservative talk show host introduced Sen. John McCain at an Ohio rally this week and referred to his possible opponent by his full name – “Barack Hussein Obama” – he highlighted a probable attack strategy, should Obama get the Democratic nomination: American xenophobia. If the ascendancy of Obama and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton […]
TN GOP Slams Barack ‘Hussein’ Obama
On Monday, the Tennessee Republican Party dropped the H-bomb, adorning a press release with Barack Obama’s middle name, Hussein, and associated him the Muslim religion by running the 2006 photograph of the candidate wearing Somali tribal clothing. Here’s the first paragraph of the release: The Tennessee Republican Party today joins a growing chorus of Americans […]
Islam Does Not Allow ‘Honor Killings’
Kathleen Parker’s column “A strong dose of reality in Europe” (Feb. 21) contains misrepresentations of Islam and “sharia” (Islamic law). Ms. Parker states “honor killings” are accepted under sharia. Nowhere in Islamic law are honor killings allowed or condoned; Islam has given equal rights to women. This despicable practice occurs in Muslim and non-Muslim countries. […]
Obama Fights False Connections to Islam
For Barack Obama, it is an ember that he has doused time and again, only to see it flicker anew: links to Islam fanned by false rumors, innuendo and association. Obama and his campaign reacted strongly this week when a photo of him in Kenyan tribal garb began spreading on the Internet. And the praise […]
Pro-Israel Evangelical Leader Endorses McCain
Republican presidential candidate John McCain won the endorsement of pro-Israel evangelical leader John Hagee on Wednesday, which could boost his standing among religious conservatives who have been reluctant to embrace the likely nominee. Hagee, who heads a 19,000-member church in San Antonio, Texas, is best known for his outspoken support of Israel and writings on […]
Anti-Islam Sentiments Have No Place Here
For once, ABC turned cameras from celebrity interviews and the presidential election to display America’s attitude toward people who wear head scarves, grow beards and pray five times a day, facing Mecca. At a Texas bakery, the network staged a Muslim woman trying to buy apple strudel and being refused by the sales clerk. In […]
Video: Muslim Victim of a Hate Crime
Nina Timani, a Muslim Arab American, was the victim of a hurtful hate crime in October 2006. She decided to report it to the FBI. And she’s glad she did. Click here to view the video. http://www.fbi.gov/multimedia/media_main.htm